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Mayor of Batangas province’s Tanauan city Antonio Cando Halili was shot dead on July 2 while attending a weekly flag raising ceremony for government officials.

Philippine police said on June 26 that they have launched an probe into a serious clash between policemen and troops that killed six policemen and wounded nine others.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a five-year plan to spend 300 billion pesos (around 5.6 billion USD) to modernise the military, defence officials said on June 20.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 12 sent congratulatory messages to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the country’s 120th Independence Day (June 12).

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the plan of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to buy more aircraft and submarine, Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on June 11.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on June 3 he will discuss defense, security and trade issues with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in during his visit to the country next week.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on May 8 accepted the resignation of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo who was reportedly forced to tender her resignation amid corruption allegations.

Thousands of workers and activists in the Philippines marched on May 1 to request the government to address labour issues.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on April 29 that the ban on the dispatch of Filipino workers to Kuwait is "permanent".

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Singapore on April 27 on the sidelines of the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

The Philippine tourism industry is struggling to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lieutenant-General Carlito Galvez to be the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said presidential spokesman Harry Roque on April 5.

The Philippines has decided to close its resort island of Boracay to tourists for six months from April 26 to address sewage and environment-related problems.

The Abu Sayyaf militant group is holding 10 hostages, including a Dutch national, three Indonesians and six Filipinos, said Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the military’s Joint Task Force, on March 27.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked for the revoking of licenses granted to mining companies which are found to be supplying explosives to rebel groups operating in the southern region of the Philippines.

The Philippine economy will sustain its expansion in 2018 and 2019, with the main driving force being the infrastructure facility development programme as well as taxation reform policy.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit in Sydney this month, his spokesman Harry Roque said on March 5.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared that he would not allow Philippine troops to participate in any armed conflicts involving the US. ​

The Philippine authorities have faced sanitation problems at temporary shelters around the erupting Mayon volcano in the central province of Albay.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned the country’s people from travelling to Kuwait to work following reports of widespread abuse and exploitation.